XULA women's soccer
Rusty Costanza
0
Houston-Victoria UHV (5-5-5, 3-4-3 RRAC)
2
Winner Xavier (N.O.) XULA (8-4-0, 8-2-0 RRAC)
Houston-Victoria UHV
(5-5-5, 3-4-3 RRAC)
0
Final
2
Xavier (N.O.) XULA
(8-4-0, 8-2-0 RRAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Houston-Victoria UHV 0 0 0
Xavier (N.O.) XULA 2 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Nuggets win 2-0, remain a half-game out of first place

Red River Athletic Conference standings

        METAIRIE, La. — Julia de Souza and Amora Altmon provided the offense Thursday, and many more delivered on defense in Xavier University of Louisiana's 2-0 Red River Athletic Conference women's soccer victory against Houston-Victoria.
        The Gold Nuggets (8-4 overall, 8-2 RRAC) are tied for second in the conference with Texas A&M-Texarkana, which was idle Thursday. Both are a half-game behind LSU-Alexandria, 8-1 in the RRAC after its eighth consecutive victory, a 4-1 home decision against Our Lady of the Lake.
        XULA will finish the regular season with three RRAC games: 9 a.m. Sunday at home (Lafreniere Park) against Huston-Tillotson, then next week at LSUA and Louisiana Christian.
        The Gold Nuggets got the only goal they needed when de Souza scored and Altmon assisted in the 28th minute. Altmon scored in the 38th minute with de Souza assisting.
        Altmon and Luci Schroeder have a XULA-leading 10 goals apiece, and de Souza is third with six goals.
        Freshman goaltender Luisa Bella got the victory and extended to 260 her active streak of consecutive minutes without allowing a goal. The shutout was XULA's third this season.
        Joining Altmon, Bella, de Souza and Schroeder in XULA's starting lineup were Britni Belmonte, Gabriela Gonzalez, Abby Martin, Grete Nelson, Maureen Owusu, Millicent Owusu and Amelia Thompson.
        The Jaguars (5-5-5, 3-4-3) lost their third straight.
        NOTES:  It was the first time this season that XULA won despite a scoreless second half . . . It was the fourth time in the last five games that the Gold Nuggets did not allow a second-half goal . . . This was a Pink Out game for breast cancer awareness, and XULA players and coaches pregame displayed "I play for" signs for cancer patients and survivors . . . Weather at kickoff: partly cloudy, 81 degrees, humidity 47 percent, wind WSW at 5 mph . . . Seniors Sierra Bryant and Nuela Fonmedig will be honored between the women's and men's games Sunday.

XULA women's volleyball

This was a Pink Out game for breast cancer awareness, and XULA players and coaches pregame displayed "I play for" signs for cancer patients and survivors (photo by Rusty Costanza).

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